audio version available at bottom of page I was raised bilingual. My parents were immigrants and only spoke to me in Greek. Most of their community in the Americas were also Greek diaspora. As Greek was the language of the home, I didn’t start speaking English right away. The biggest jump in my speech came…
What happens when a neurodivergent perfectionist accidentally launches a website with a bearded man’s face staring back? Panic, a caffeine crash, and some hard-won lessons on RSD. So here’s what happened: I launched my website last week, quite by accident. I had a coaching session in the morning where the client was discussing their business,…
I turned 40, officially. I look back and I see a life well lived. I look at pictures and I see a happy face, contentment. The difficulties aren’t there. The camera, the moments we choose to document, seemingly curated as if we don’t want to remember the hard-won lessons that got us to where we…
audio available at bottom of page I have spent most of my life in hiding. Hiding truths from the world, and from myself, to protect a vision of a perfect family, a perfect Greek diaspora daughter, a perfect student. The truths and tumult hidden beneath? That was hidden too. Hiding, making oneself small, minimizing the…